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GHURN. A l 'No.268,416. l Patented Deo. 5, 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

JULIAN LANE, OF MOSS RUN, OHIO.

CHURN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 268,416, dated December 5, 1882.

(No model.)

To all whom 'it 'may' concern of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Oh'urns; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and eX- act description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, form-ing a part of this specification, in which-- Figure l is a side elevation. Fig. 2 horizontal section on line m or, Fig. l.

The object of my invention is to provide simple means for securely holding churnbodies of different diameters upon the frame of the operating mechanism of a churn, and to allow the latter to be readily inserted in place and quickly removed therefrom; and it consists of an adjustable and hinged holder extending transversely across the base-frame, and adapted to securely hold churns of any diameter or height in the operation of churning, as hereinafter more fully set forth.

ln the accompanying drawings, a `represents a frame erected on the base-frame b.

ln the rear of the frame a is journaled a crank-shaft, c, carrying a geared wheel, d, which meshes with the cog-gear d on the horizontal shaft @,journaled in the frame ,and provided with a crank, f, or other suitable device, by means of which motion is imparted to the operating mechanism of the churn.

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To the crank of the shaft c is pivotally se-4 cured the pitman g, the upper end of which is pivotally secured to one end of a walkingbeam, h, having its' fulcrum in the churnframe, and provided at its opposite end with the two parallel .plates Z l, secured to the two opposite sides ofthe walkingbeam. The plates l l are each provided with a longitudinal slot, m, for the passage of set-screws n, which pass thence into the walking-beam. By this construction the plates Z l can be adjusted in or out, as desired, by loosening the screws and sliding out or in the plates, as desired, and securing them in any position by tightening the screws n, the heads ofthe screws bearing on the plates Z.

o represents a vertical dasher-shaft,pro vided'with a series of spaced holes, o', in its upper end. The upper end of the dashershaft o passes between the projecting ends of the plates l.

p represents a removable pin, adapted to pass through the opposite holes, qq, in the ends of theplates l, and also through any one of the holes o in the upper end ot' the dashershaft, whereby the dashershaft can be adjusted horizontally with great nicety by adjusting the plates, and the dasher-shaft can be adjusted vertically in` the holes g q in the plates, so that churns of different diameters and heights may be employed in connection with my improved churn-holder, hereinafter described.

To the horizontal transverse bar r of the frame a is hinged the transverse holders, hollowed out semioircularly on the side next the churn-body, so as to embrace and hold the latter, and adapted to fold down on the upper face of the frame b or to be raised therefrom on its hinged connecti/on. After the hinged holder has been turned down on vthe frame b it is held in place by means of hooks t, hinged to the sides of the holder s, engaging with staples secured to a sliding holder, which I will nowl proceed to describe; or any other equivalent device may be employed to secure the hinged holder s to the frame b.

u represents an angular holder, adapted to flt around the angular end of the frame b, and provided with slots u in its longitudinal arms tu w.

a a represent set-screws inserted in the slots o, and passing thence into the sides of the frame b. r

The upper face of the sliding holder u is hollowed out semicircularly in order to embrace a circular churn resting on the upper face of the frame b, and held in place by the holders. The upper edges of the longitudinal arms zo 10 of the sliding holder a are sunk below or are not ush with the upper face of the frame b, so that a churn of large diameter will not rest on the said arms and impede the movement of the holder a in sliding in or out.

b2 represents a churn-body resting on the upper face of the frame b, and held securely in place thereon by means of the hinged and sliding holders s u. By this construction a churn-body of any ordinary diameter and IOO holder u, adapted to receive and hold churnbodies of different diameters, substantially as described.

2. The combination oi' the base-frame b, semioirenlar hinged holder s, having hooks t, sliding and adjustable semicireular holder u, having slotted arms w w, and set-screws a a', substantially as described, and for the pun pose set forth.

J ULIAN LANE.

Witnesses:

DAVlD MARTIN, WILLIAM MoCLrN'rooK. 

